Silkie - Loretta or Lorenzo?

[draines]

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I believe "she" is 8-10 weeks old?
Thanks in advance!!!

 

[chooks4life]

Not an expert on purebreds but that looks like a Lorenzo to me...

Best wishes.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Looks like a cockerel to me. But, Silkies can be hard to sex-- it may be a good idea to post again in a few weeks for another opinion.

 

[AlicesSilkies]

Silkies are so hard to tell, but i too am thinking boy, but keep your fingers crossed and repost in a few weeks

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm thinking Lorenzo.

 

[Tricoglossus]

Hard to tell. I had 3 silkie pullets who looked like that at that chick's age so I would suggest you just wait a few more weeks. Note that you have an unbearded silkie there so it will develop noticeable wattles regardless of gender.

 

[Tara K]

I would say 100% cockeral, sorry adorable though! In this case, I don't think you need to wait to guess!

 

[Tricoglossus]

Just for comparison, here are some pictures of my silkies when they were chicks:


4 week old pullet




4 week old pullet




5 week old pullets




5 week old pullets



5.5 week old pullet




7.5 weeks old - One of these is a cockerel, the other a pullet! Can you guess which?




7.5 weeks old - pullets!


The point is that it is very easy to get it wrong with silkies. When my chicks were growing up I swore I had 4 cockerels. Ended up with 3 pullets and one cockerel - perfect!

 

[ChickenPox]

I had a Silkie named Butch. Butch laid an egg after I SWORE she was male. It's too early to tell with your baby.

 

[draines]

Loretta started crowing! We will have to find him a new home.